Some of us are… exhbition games already start this weekend! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been a sports fan all my life, especially of baseball and soccer. Although the recent steroids and illegal dog-fighting scandals have turned me off from most sports and I know I can’t be the only one.
The main problem I have with the football season is that games are on Sunday (the Lord’s day!) and some of us poor people can’t afford the $300+ NFL ticket package, so if we want to watch games that are usually not on national TV, which is always the case because we are Steelers fans living in Houston, we have to go to a sports bar. We spend anywhere from three to four hours in these places if we want to get there early and get a seat and then we have to sit through the whole game. We usually have to do this on Sundays right after Mass and, in all honesty, I’m not thrilled about it at all. Sundays are the days of rest and to be dedicated to our Lord and it seems that with these games we get everything but rest. It seems just like a Saturday with all the rushing. I do enjoy the games very much, but the fact that we have to run to a sports bar and get a seat instead of just sitting at home relaxed watching the game (while I can cook or read) poses a problem to me.
But at least I’m not the only one who feels that way!
Sia, one of our contributors, has accurately described how some of us can feel like
“football widows” during this season:
“The sport of football has captivated many mens‘ attention and time. It becomes something that men need to watch. They can’t miss it and it is their passion for a straight 5 months out of every year. As a woman it’s hard for me to relate to, yet I am compassionate to it as I know that I have my own passions. Yet it can be very hard when it dominates every Sunday, of all days!! This is the day when we ladies value and look forward to our precious family time! Sure, Monday night football is great– bring on the party. It’s a work-week. But a Sunday, to me, is sacred.”
Emphasis added. I completely agree with her. But I agree with her more when she says this:
“So this is my cross to bear during these fall and winter months.”
Sigh… Sia, you won’t be the only one carrying this cross! Trust me!
Any “football widows” (or widowers?) out there??
Some of us are… exhbition games already start this weekend! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been a sports fan all my life, especially of baseball and soccer. Although the recent steroids and illegal dog-fighting scandals have turned me off from most sports and I know I can’t be the only one.
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